title: Introducing spirituality, religion and culture curricula in the psychiatry residency programme.
abstract: A growing body of research suggests that religion and spirituality may have a positive effect on mental and physical health. Medical schools have been increasingly offering courses in spirituality and health, particularly about the multi-cultural dimensions of religion and spirituality. There is a trend towards integrating the teaching of cross-cultural issues related to spirituality and religion into medical education. This trend is particularly evident in the field of psychiatry, where an increasing number of residency programmes are developing curriculum in this area. This article describes a specific curriculum in spirituality, religion and culture that was introduced in 2003 at the University of Washington Psychiatry Residency Program in Seattle, Washington. Reflections about the present and future of subject areas such as spirituality and religion in medical education and psychiatry residency are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Health Services R&D Service, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, Washington, USA. leila.kozak@va.gov
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kozak
authors.forename: Lorin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Boynton
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bentley
authors.forename: Emma
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bezy
mesh_terms: D054521:Cultural Competency / Q000193:education*; D003469:Culture; D003479:Curriculum; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000193:education*; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012577:Schools, Medical; D026443:Spiritual Therapies; D029181:Spirituality; D014861:Washington